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About Kansari Village

Kansari is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 40 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 625 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 203.93 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 40
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 625
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansari compares

By the 2011 count Kansari is the 336th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 203.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kansari

Kansari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kansari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kansari from other places

Kansari lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kansari
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 16 km
Nearest town Chamba 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Kansari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kansari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansari village had a population of 65. That makes it the 336th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kansari village has 40 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansari has about 625 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kansari is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansari covers 203.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kansari falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kansari is Nurpur Road, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kansari.

Kansari is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansari is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 12 km away. Nurpur Road is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathla (under 2 km), Raund (under 2 km) and Basa Dabialan (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kansari today is likely to be higher.

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